CFP: GENDER ACROSS BORDERS II: RESEARCH SUBJECTS (Grad)April 21-22, 2006Institute for Research & Education on Women and GenderState University of New York at Buffalogenderbuffalo.org

Panel Proposal Deadline: 1/10/06Individual Paper Deadline: 2/15/06

An interdisciplinary conference focusing on women and gender, "GenderAcross Borders II: Research Subjects," takes seriously the subjectionof bodies to research: we are interested in ethical and contentiousissues orbiting both subjects *of* research and subjects *as*researchers. In particular, we are interested in proposals andresearch that take into account the sexed and gendered nature of theirsubjects. Proposals for panels and individual papers might consider:

Subjects of research:

-- Research Methodology and our Subjects: Research, methodology,writing (scientific or otherwise) openly concerned with thesex/gender/sexuality of its subjects. Papers might consider howresearch situates our subjects in relation to gender, sex, orneutrality, and/or in relation to other social ‘indicators’ suchas “race,” class, disability, nationality, etc. Explorations ofimplications of methodology, categorization, and sampling ofpopulations making visible the particularity of subjects are ofspecial interest, as are papers that address how such categorizationmight effectively hurt our subjects. Papers might also address theincorporation or exclusion of sexed/gendered/sexualized dimensions ofsubjects (intentional or otherwise) in social planning, policy,architecture, design, art, and media. The subjection of *oneself* togendered/sexed/ sexuality research and analysis (self-reflexiveethnographies, new & mixed media, art, film, etc.) are also welcome.

--Goals of Research: consideration of sex/gender/sexuality ofsubjects in terms of the effects of and/or goals of research, therapy,treatment, artistic or theoretical interventions.

--“Other” Subjects: non-human life, animal research (ethics andcare), sexuation, inanimate subject matter, objects of study.Perspectives on the relation between human and the non-human are alsowelcome.

--Material and Historical Conditions of Research: considerations ofthe production of knowledge, research, artifacts, artwork, bothhistorically and in the present, including analysis of physical spaceof research, geography, funding, access to materials, institutionalsupport, etc.

Subjects as researchers:

--Productive Constraints of Researchers: Analyses of how (gendered)researchers are subjected to particular methodologies and constraints,whether temporal, material, economic, physical or geographic. Onemight consider the productive limitations therefore placed on data,analysis and conclusions. Or, one might reflect on the position ofthe self as observer, how one situated to see/analyze/look inparticular ways. We very much encourage retrospective analyses ofcompleted projects, presentations and analyses of research in progress(dissertations, thesis work, experiments, etc.), or descriptions offuture research given such considerations.

--Emerging Women Scientists and Engineers: Researchers whose work doesnot explicitly discuss gender are welcomed and encouraged to presenttheir current research in format most appropriate to their work: paneldiscussion, power-point presentations and/or poster display.

We welcome proposals for panels, individual papers and poster displaysfrom all disciplines. Abstracts should be included in the body of anemail sent to adspain_at_buffalo.edu, and must not exceed 300 words.

Deadline for Panel Proposals: January 10th, 2006.Deadline for Individual Papers and Poster Displays: February 15th,2006.